Hello beer lovers and welcome to another edition of the
NorCal Beer Blog's brew review.
Tonight’s featured beer is High Water Brewing Rio d'Oro
Belgian Golden Strong Ale.
From the High Water Brewing website: “Thanks for
checking out our newest Fall seasonal beer Rio d'Oro, or "River of
Gold". This beer is a Belgian Golden Strong Ale; I have always been
inspired by Duvel Moortgat Brewery of Belgium. Their Strong Blonde Ale has
always been one of my favorite go to beers when I find it. Our version is
brewed using all Belgian Pilsner malt, Styrian Golding hops and WLP570 Belgian
yeast strain. The beer was brewed on August 9th and released on October 10th
allowing a full 2 months of maturation and conditioning. This was my first time
using this strain of yeast and I am very happy with the light tropical fruit
notes and fairly low level of bubblegum flavors. It has a very nice spicy black
pepper component in the finish. Please enjoy.”
Let’s get started!
Appearance: Pours a golden orange with a slight white head
and ample lacing.
Aroma: Belgian yeast, pilsner and caramel malts, banana,
coriander, citrus hops and clove.
Taste: Perfectly in line with the aroma - Belgian yeast,
pilsner and caramel malts, candy sugar, banana, coriander, citrus and tropical notes and
clove. Balanced and sensational!
Overall: I completely enjoyed High Water Brewing’s Rio d'Oro
Belgian Golden Strong Ale. Very
drinkable at 8.5% ABV and when I finished the bomber I wished I had another
ready to go. High Water Brewing has been
consistently excellent and worth checking out!
Cheers!
Mark Harvey
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